Hanberg Family

Our Crazy Summer Continued...part 3

2010-09-09T15:04:00.000-07:00

Again, over Labor day we find ourselves at the lake. It was a little colder, but we could still go fishing, crawdad fishing and jet-skiing when the sun is out.

They caught enough crawdads for lunch for whoever likes mud tasting seafood. I am glad they eat what they catch!

We did go cliff diving earlier. I only went because Daisy really wanted me to, it was so scary, but I am glad this Grandma can still do crazy things! I was trying to jump really far so I would not fall on the rocks (and I really didn't want to get water up my nose either!) I should just delete this picture if I only knew how.

Randy finally got Jacob off the tube and I got it on film! It really makes me wonder why they like those things. I just like to float on them, not get jerked around the big water with an evil child trying to dump you off, no, I will pass!!

Here is Wes jumping off the high cliffs.

The summer seemed so short this year and here we are back in school. It is so nice to have the family home and around. My college guys don't come home much, but I sure love to see them when they do. It really makes me wonder what next summer will bring....weddings, more grand babies?? Who knows...always something going on around here!! Love it!!

Our Crazy Summer Continued...

2010-09-09T14:33:00.000-07:00

Instead of going on vacation, I decided we needed to get some jet-skis and play close to home. It was a great idea, and we have had soo much fun!! The boys love to splash, ride crazy and knee board and tube. It is an activity we all can enjoy. The lake is so close that we can be home between farm work! That makes Wayne happy!

Harley loves to ride with these crazy drivers. She is game for anything and fearless!!

I just like to float on the tube and relax, but you are like a sitting duck out on the lake if the boys know you are there.

We had such a fun time with our friends and family. We took the camper up too and stayed for almost a week over the 24th of July! It was so fun!

Our Crazy Summer

2010-09-09T14:13:00.000-07:00

Our Summer began about the time Wes came home from Tonga. We had been so excited for his arrival and were trying to get all our farming and work done before he got here. He got home at the end of June and then we began to relax and find time for fun! the big problem is that I didn't take very many pictures. I guess I just wasn't on my game this year. But all in all it has been a great summer. This is the first picture of our family together. Someone has been gone for almost 4 years. It was so nice to get together and be a family!!

We has a dinner to get everyone together to see Wes. We served Max's ribs
(which were delicious!!) and had about 120 people. Needless to say, I was a little stressed, but loved every minute! After everyone left, just our little family (All 14 of us) went up to Moon's ranch for some R&R.

Here is my Grandma Meacham with Ryan. He is such a sweet little guy and loved Grandma!

Here is Wayne getting a little snuggle from Cameron. It was so nice having Greg, Megan and thier boys here for a week also.

I have no idea how to get this extra picture off here, so you get to see this again. Wayne looks a little tired! It was a great week!

Our Montana Babies

2010-03-26T16:58:00.000-07:00

Here is cute little Ryan! He is such a happy guy. He smiles and cooes. It was so fun! He doesn't look like Greg as much as Cameron, but he sure is a handsome little guy!! I just love those big brown eyes!!

Grandma spoiled the boys and got them this car for Cam's birthday early. Cameron just liked to push it around and open and shut the door. We caught him trying to fuel it up too! He is such a boy!! He loves being outside, but it was kinda breezy out there! It looks nice, but was cold to me!

We had a nice time visiting and seeing the sights in Montana! My favorite was the grand kids and the shopping! It is like only minutes away!! So wonderful!! I am glad that Megan likes to shop too! We took Greg with us and he lasted about 20 minutes and came to find us to say that we were done??!! Next time we are leaving him home with the kids!! It is such a different story if we go to Cabala's!!

Greg was posing for me and I told him I would post this! Doesn't he look so cute!! I should have put the one where he is picking his nose!! Love Ya Greg!! :)

Cam was so tired but just couldn't put down that sucker!! Isn't he just a doll!! What a cute little family! I am so glad I was able to see them. We might just have to move the farm and family (all of you) up to Montana!!! I just love this Grandma thing!!

Welcome, Haven Janae Hanberg!!

2010-03-16T10:02:00.001-07:00

Harley is so sweet with her new baby sister, Haven. She is quite the little mommy and wants to change her diapers all by herself!

Here is the new little one! She has tons of dark hair. I think she looks more like Randy, but she has Daisy's big pretty eyes! She weighed in at 8# 15 oz. 21 inches long!

Harley got a new dress saying she's the big sister. She really likes it ! It has her favorite characters, Elmo and Abby on it!

She is pretty proud of this new dress!

Harley was taking a nap in my arms when Mom And Dad brought home her baby sister. This is her first look at her new sibling. She wasn't to sure what it was, but seemed to warm up quickly!! I am sure they are going to be great friends. It is so fun having all these sweet grandchildren! I am going to Montana this week to see my other two and will post our trip of those adorable boys!! I love being a grandma!!

Our very own Centenarian! Happy Birthday!

2010-03-16T09:48:00.000-07:00

Grandma Bleazard turned 100 years old. She is amazing and still has quite a sense of humor. She has 4 children and this is her with Carol and Cecils family.

I was taking this picture and I stopped and said,"Are you smiling, Grandma?" She replied back , "I am winking!" It was so cute!!

She has 28 grandchildren, 73 great-grandchildren and 45 great great-grandchildren!

All because two people fell in Love!! What a great legacy and example to us! Happy Birthday, Grandma!

See you later, Sis

2010-02-16T10:05:00.000-08:00

I have been procrastinating this post, waiting until I was ready to record this sad event in my journal. I had never actually thought that this day would ever happen, and especially never realized what pain I would feel. My baby sister is now at peace and I feel a great emptiness that just hurts. It is hard to describe, but I do have a clearer picture of where she is and that now she is happy. She taught us so many things about Love and family. I am so grateful for the times I spent with her and will remember the things that she taught me. I wanted to post my favorite pictures that remind me of the fun and corky girl she was. She was always laughing and happy. Always teasing and playing. She was so beautiful and fun to be around.

She was always such a cute little thing. I always did her hair and it always looked perfect. She had so many friends and honestly everyone loved her!

She spent alot of time at my house. She tended my kids and they loved to tease her.

This was last year when Riley got baptised. She loved her kids so much!

2010-02-16T09:57:00.000-08:00

At the funeral we celebrated her life and remembered all the good that she brought into our lives. She has amazing children and was still very close to their fathers and wives. It was amazing to me to see the loss that everyone felt. She was truly loved by all who were close to her. She did have a way of making you so mad, but that was part of her charm!

The kids did very well, Garett told me that he was so happy that "Now she could see me everyday and will always be in my heart." And I know that he is so right!

It is so hard to know that she is gone from this earth, but her memory will remain with us. I will always remember her silly sayings and especially her contagious laugh!

Her three beautiful children: Riley, Garett & McKlain.

Sisters are so special. You share so much. I now know that we need to treasure our time we have with the people we love. Let go of the bad things. Forgive more, Love more, hug more, smile more. Again, she taught me so much. I know that she will be reminding me from time to time about the important things. I am counting on that! That's what sisters are for!

Love and miss you!!!

2010-02-16T09:48:00.000-08:00

2009-12-15T13:46:00.000-08:00

He is finally here. Ryan Michael Hanberg! He was 8 # 6 oz. 21 inches long. He is such a sweet little guy. The only time I heard him cry is when he was having his bath. He hated that!!

He looks a little different from Cameron, but certainly one of the family. I love his big eyes and dimples!

Here is Grandpa reading Cameron books. He loves to read!! I think we read him 50 books while we were there! That is so good, he even reads on his own.

Here is Ryan getting his first bath. I think he has the Hanberg temper!!

Isn't he so sweet!!! We just think he is great! Cameron didn't really even notice that he was there. He may when he gets older and gets into his stuff, but as for now, whatever.
We had such a great time in Montana. it is such a long drive, but so worth it! The kids are so cute. I could just hug on them all day, wait, I did!! :) Greg took Wayne fishing on the Bighorn river and the caught over 40 fish!! They had a great time! Thanks for all the fun and having these cute kids for us to play with!! Keep it up, we'll be back soon!

This is when we went up to get our Christmas Tree. We had a hot dog roast and
and shot .22's. It was so nice, but we didn't have any snow. Obviously if we went now we would have plenty!! We just went up to early!

Grandma Bleazard came to Thanksgiving at Carol's. She is doing so well. She will be 100 years old in March!

Little Miss Harley is getting to be such a character!!

We tried to get some family pictures for our Christmas cards. This is the best we could get. None of us are too photogenic!

Hanberg Halloween

2009-11-02T06:59:00.001-08:00

Halloween is always so fun, although I hate coming up with the ideas and having the kids on a sugar high! This year, I went to Vernal to get some dress-up stuff. I had gone to Provo, but found nothing!! I was so thrilled when I went to Kmart and they had alot and all on SALE!! If you know me, you know that if it's on sale, I can buy lots of it!! Anyway, after my fun. I went out to leave and someone had run into my new car and really crashed it!! There is red paint streaks and a huge dent. I am so mad!! They didn't leave a note or anything!! Why do people have to be so RUDE!! Anyway, on to our fun Halloween.

Our nerds looked great! I should have taken a picture of their shoes! Randy had multicolored toe socks and flip flops. It was soo cute!! Daisy really has a knack for detail, notice the tape on her glasses!! Funny! Wait, my Dad does that!!

This is the first year Wayne has dressed up since elementary. I really didn't think he would, but he pulled it off well!! Many of the ladies in the Ward thought he looked pretty hot!! That really embarrassed him, so you'll have to mention it!

I just loved Randy's glasses!

Our little Harley loved her Pirate dress. She would go to everyone to show them how pretty she was. She really like getting the candy too. She was just shoveling all the candy from my candy cauldron to her little pumpkin. I love having grand kids around. I was feeling bad that my kids are growing up and not going to dress up and have fun anymore, but now, with these darling little grand kids, Grandma and Grandpa can still act crazy and have fun with them!! Whoo hoo!!!

The Legend--A Tribute to Catfish

2009-10-20T10:30:00.000-07:00

After several years of dreaming and watching. It finally is a reality. I kind of have mixed feelings about it, He was so majestic and amazing. All of the men (and some women) have been longing to have him on their wall, to have gotten the Big One!! The time has finally come and it is a little bittersweet.

We first saw him about 6 years ago as a NICE 4 point. Everyone who knows a good buck wanted him. We had people stop on our little country road daily to get a glimpse of Catfish Hunter. Dave, my brother in law, named him that from the movie Grumpier Old men, they had a fish who they never could catch. So, he was" Catfish Hunter." He had a side kick named Two-Tall who got hit on the highway last year and scored a 190, Catfish was much bigger of the two.

Wes had gotten his shed horns for 3 years and he just got bigger and bigger. Well, this year, the dream came true! We thought we had seen him a couple of times this year, but something was a little different. There was some dispute from family members if it really was him. Some remembered him much bigger, but others know it was him because of "the limp!" Well, both were right. The guys kicked him up out of the wash, 3 of them shot at him. Finally he went down and sure enough, it was him. He had 4 bullet holes in him. When we really got a good look at him, his feet were very long and rotted, his teeth were old and worn. His horns were very wide, 33 inches, but dwarfed his past years. We knew it was him, but he had seen better days. I feel kind of a sadness, but knowing that he brought so many people such enjoyment for so many years eases that. There will be a small feud between the family members at whose home he will live. He was an inspiration and true legend. It has been mentioned to make a plague with his name, "Catfish Hunter".

This will ruin the desire to hunt for me, but the rest of the guys assure me they will keep looking for the next Catfish, he has many sons out there waiting to be a legend!

Catfish, about 3 years ago.

Catfish, 2 1/2 years ago.

Catfish still in the velvet, picture taken by DWR.

Our California Adventure!!

2009-10-12T18:46:00.000-07:00

Surfing!!

Wes, Jacob, Greg & Megan & Cam-- Finally I found time to tell you about our trip. Sure wish you could have come with us, we had a great time! The highlight of the trip was surfing! The boys just LOVED the ocean! On the last day, Jason & Karen met us in Ventura (where Jason is from) and we played on the beach all day. It was kind of cold, but we didn't care. Jason taught us all how to surf and ride the waves. They were huge! like 6 feet or so. It was kind of scary, but we just loved it! Jason and Karen were so great. Jason stayed out in the ocean to help everyone for about 4 hours! I bet he was exhausted! I was, but he never came in or said a word until we got tired of it. Then he gathered up his family and drove the 10 hours home because he had to work the next morning. Thanks so much you guys, we sure had a great time!!

The kids made a sand castle. Lily played in it most of the time.

Jason & Karens kids

Elsa loved to eat sand with her snacks!

Harley finally got Daniel where she could get even!!

The mighty surfers!

So cute!

This is Daniel just riding on his first wave---all the way in!

Dad

Josh--These guys worked hard and got pretty good as the day went on.

Disneyland

We had a lady take our picture in front of Pumpkin Mickey at 11:00 p.m. We were so tired (notice Harley is fast asleep) It had been a long fun day!

Dad had bought all the girls Princess crowns! I was so excited. I wore mine all day! I wear it at home, just to remind the guys of my royalty! (They easily forget!)

Harley Hated the rides! She just really wasn't too excited, can't you tell??

The Beach

Here is Daniel in his Hasselhoff pose. He looks so buff!! :)

Our little Beach Babe! She just loved the water and the gradual beach to the ocean. She would try to outrun the water. She would run soo fast. It was so cute!

Randy & Daisy in the Sunset

I did throw in a pic of me. You know how I hate cold water, but with a wetsuit on it is really kinda nice. I just loved playing in the waves. I think I drank several gallons of very salty water!!! I tried to surf and did make it up one out of three times. It was hard!!

Sorry, I two of these pics, but I don't know how to get it off!! :)

The Wedding

Sandy & Keith on thier first dance. They were so cute! We had a great time!

The boys all dressed up! Aren't they handsome, and getting so big!

Randy, Daisy & Valerie at the dinner. It was amazing!!

Darlene, Nancy, James and his girlfriend Jamie.

Grandma & Grandpa, Karen & Jason

Sea World

Most of my posting is for Wes. He is a little upset that we do fun things while he is gone. I want you to feel like you were there, so pretend you were having fun with us! :) Here is the Fam as we walked into Sea World! I loved it! Shamo is Amazing!!

Harley loved seeing all the Ocean life, but really loved playing with the starfish. She was so dang cute the whole time!!

Here are the Killer whales putting on quite a show!

Here we are on a ride, we all got pretty wet!

Here we are--we are such tourist!! It really was amazing! I am so glad we were able to go. It was so fun spending time with Harley everyday! I just wish I could live on vacation!! Wait maybe I do? I can't wait til the next trip. I hope we can have the whole famdamily next time!!! Love you guys! MOM

HaPpY BiRtHdAy, Elder Hanberg !!!!!!!

2009-09-29T08:22:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday!!! We hope you are doing well and have a fun week. Here is a picture of you with Elder Richard G. Scott. I have this on my fridge! I see it every day and am so happy that you are where you are and doing what the Lord wants you to do. I am so grateful that you wanted to give 2 years of your life to serve the people of Tonga. I am sure they just love you, like we do. I feel so comforted knowing that you are where you are and doing what you are doing. I am such a lucky Mom to have good boys willing to love and sacrifice to serve others. Thanks for the example you have set for your family. You are someone we all look up to and you have taught us all so much!

Here is a picture of you when you were 1 year old. One the way to get your pic taken, we stopped to help your Dad chase some cows and you wanted to go with him on the motor cycle. Well, your Dad went after a cow , hit a bump and you smashed your face into the handle bars. We cleaned you up and took you down for your picture. I felt bad that you looked so rough, but then decided that it was "Just You". You were such a happy baby! This wasn't the first mishap you have had and surely wasn't the last. You have always been soo much fun. We really miss your sense of humor since you have gone. Josh acts so much like you and talks like you too. It just catches me off guard almost daily!

We hope you have a great time and know that we love you and pray for you daily. Work hard and love the people there. Don't get too attached though! We are so excited for you to be home when the time is right! Love you tons!!!!

P.S. Be looking for a package, I hope it gets there before your birthday!!!

Football,Football,Football !!

2009-09-13T17:24:00.000-07:00

Wes, this is for you. I know that you have been wanting me to update, so here you go. All we have been doing is running boys to football practice (every single night!!) or going to football games. Last week we went to 5 games. Yes, I said 5!! I like the game, but after seeing so many, I don't remember one from another. Wayne is coaching Daniel's Jr. High team. So he is gone alot too.

This past week DHS played North Summit. The J.V. got beat, kinda badly, but the Varsity game was so good. It was really fun to watch. They won but it could have been either way. They worked hard and did a good job. Way to go, Eagles!

Here is Daniel, I don't know what the ball was doing there, but I got a pic of it!!

We only have several more weeks of this, but the weather will be getting colder, so I may not take many more pics. Next week is Homecoming, so that will be fun. Josh has had a couple of injuries, mainly a split chin that I can't get to heal because he keeps re-injuring it!! I guess scars are cool for guys. Whatever. I never will understand these boys, just gotta love 'em!!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy GREG !

2009-09-08T11:57:00.000-07:00

Today is my first baby's Birthday!! I can't believe it has been 27 years since the day you were born! I really never thought I would ever be this old, plus have a child this old! You have been so much fun and taught me so much. We call you and Randy our practice kids. We learned so much of our parenting while making mistakes raising you. I think you both turned out pretty well despite our efforts!

Now you are gone and have a family of your own and I just smile when I hear how our little Cameron is getting into mischief and know that he is his fathers child!!

Greg, we love you and are so grateful for you in our family. You have been a great example and friend to your younger brothers and we really treasure all our time together hunting, fishing and hearing all your bull stories. :) Honestly, there is never a dull moment when you are around! I do love that! I have to admit that my house is much cleaner now that you are in Montana! Although, I am not sure that really is such a good thing now.

We love the choices you have made in your life. (Mainly convincing Megan to marry you! We kinda like her too!! :) And I just adore our little Cameron. He is so much like you. He is so happy and smiley just like you were. I can't wait to meet baby boy # 2. I know he and Cameron will have so much fun together!

Have a great Birthday. We wish we were there to celebrate it with you.

Much Love from all of us!!!

Dad, Mom, Jacob, Wes, Josh & Daniel

Finally, It's SUMMER!!

2009-06-25T07:29:00.000-07:00

It is finally SUMMER!! It feels so nice, but then I get tooo hot and don't like it either. I just want it to be about 70-80 degrees year round. I wonder where in the world that would be?? :)

I loved the rainy days because I don't have to water my flowers and garden and they look so good. (for now)

Notice the cotton from our cotton trees all over. It looks like it has been snowing! Honestly, I love the shade from the big trees, but this cotton is horrible!!

We finally found a good sunny day and took the kids to the pool. It was so nice! The water was warm-ish and it was so nice to just relax. I put this picture in because Josh was winking at me. (I don't think he meant to, but I am claiming it) I thought it was cute!!

Marcie's kids stayed overnight and we played outside on the tramp, had popcicles, played on the swings and got a new kitten. It was so fun to have little ones around.

Summer is such a fun time to hang out, relax and just enjoy out time together. I love it!!

My Daylillies are finally starting to bloom. I think they are excited to see the sun too.

Montana Zoo trip :)

2009-05-23T17:35:00.000-07:00

Last weekend Jacob, Daniel and I took a trip to see Greg, Megan & Cameron in Montana. We left right after work on Wed. and drove to my favorite swimming place, Thermopolis Wyo. The water is bath tub warm, it is so relaxing. We stayed the night there after the 7 hour drive and then went to Montana. Notice the Mountian Dew addiction starts early with the Hanberg' men!!

We went to the Zoo on Saturday. It is not like Hogle Zoo. It had one Tiger, one Wolf, 2 red Koala's, a bear and several prairie dogs running around. The weather was perfect and there wasn't alot of people. that was nice!!!

Cameron loved the horses until it bite his Dad!

But I think his favorite was the goats. He fed them grass and played for quite awhile.

I thought he would get tired, but he just loved all the action!

We went to the Grand Opening of Cabelas!! Greg was soo excited! I really don't get the energy on that, but afterward Megan and I went shopping and that was Great!! We came on to some great deals! I always find amazing sales in Montana! I almost have all the boys school clothes for next year!! Whoo Hoo!! (is that a word?)

That night we went to an indoor water park. It was so fun. The water was way too cold for me, but it did have a hot tub, so I was O.K.

On the way home, we drove through Yellowstone Park and Jackson Wyoming. We saw Old Faithful, lots of buffalo, and Elk. The scenery is breathtaking!!

There are still HUGE snow drifts on the roads going to Jackson. I was shocked!

Such a fun trip. Thanks so much, Greg & Megan, they fed us amazing food and we had such a good time visiting! I sure love my little Grandson, he is so darn cute!! I can't wait to see him again in July. What a fun weekend!!

My Mother's Day surprise !!

2009-05-12T15:25:00.000-07:00

Guess What surprise I got for Mother's Day!!! News of a new Grand baby coming in December!! Greg & Megan sent me this bouquet of flowers to announce their new arrival. I'm so excited! We are going to Montana this week to see them. It will be so nice to play with Cameron. I can't wait!! Maybe it's twins!!? Hence the pink and blue?

Harley (and her parents) came to visit too. Notice her cute sunglasses and over the shoulder purse! She s such a girl! I just love it!!

I planted my garden and watered it and here is what I woke up to. I am so sad!! But, for some reason the water insulated the plants from freezing and they are all fine!! I can't believe it! I planted 65 tomato plants and tons of other stuff, you'll have to stop by when it is ready to harvest! I like to share!

Our Late Easter weekend

2009-04-25T19:35:00.000-07:00

The boys made the coolest eggs this year. They had so much fun that I had to go back and buy more eggs to decorate! I thought when they got older they would loose interest, but I was wrong-again!

Harley really had fun finding her candy. She just wanted to eat it right then!!

Braxton and Harley. Aren't they the cutest cousins!

Harley really didn't like the Easter Bunny so much. I don't really blame her. He's a little freaky to me too!

Wayne, Randy, Josh, Daniel and me, Yes--Me went to gather pipe over the weekend. I had to go help pick up the trash! It was fun, but it rained and was all oily, but it was nice being with the guys. They have been doing this all year, gathering pipe to build our corralls. I think we are done now, unless a new job comes up again :)

Daniel and Josh are pretty good on the Skid steer, I think that is why they don't complain about working.

HEY WES! Surprise !! WE'RE GLAD YOUR BACK!!

2009-04-04T20:35:00.000-07:00

Hey. Wes, We are so glad to have you back to civilization! We really missed you! I though we would tell you about our day watching conference. It was a great day and I knew that you would feel just like you were home. Here is the whole family watching conference in our room. Dad had to work today, but did call to make sure I was listening to the talk on saving your $$ and spending wisely!

I made your favorite food, biscuits and gravy and homemade orange juice. It was yummy. I can't seem to take a good picture ever, so sorry about the funny face.

Here are our deer just out the front window. They come out everyday. We had a couple of inches of snow the last few days and TONS of wind! I can't wait until spring!

Jacob and Josh made cookies. Mostly Josh, though--believe it or not! They turned out perfect! Josh looks like he is going to maim someone. Jacob came home from college for the weekend. He is doing well and not engaged yet since you were asking. Notice the picture of you on the fridge. I see you every day!

Here is Dad sleeping during one of the talks. He would snore and wake himself up! It was funny! It was so nice to relax for a bit and listen to the wise counsel. I love conference weekend!

Dad & the boys wanted to cook up some venison steaks, yuk! so I left and went to Duchesne to get some groceries and stop by a boutique. Heather and Tiffany were selling some fun stuff. Nancy, Nikki and Valerie were there and said Hello! I met up with Daisy and Harley and they came home to visit for awhile.
Randy and his Young Men's group went to the Priesthood session at the Conference Center. It sounds like he had a good time!

Daisy and Harley came over to hang out for awhile while we waited for the guys to get home from the priesthood session. It was so fun to play with Harley and visit with Daisy. They are so cute!!

Sunday, we are having everyone over for dinner and hopefully getting a nap in between sessions. You know how I get when I don't get my Sunday nap!!

Greg and Cameron are at home in Montana with their prized possessions. I am wondering why Megan didn't get a picture but Greg told me you only wanted to see the deer horns anyway. I was hoping you would rather see us, since it has been awhile since we have seen you. Almost a year now. It sure sounds like you are doing great. I hope you are having fun and learning alot. They had a program on after conference about Tonga and we were looking to see you. We did see some of your companions and others that you have sent pictures of. That was cool. Did you see the volcano that was near you? We saw it on a video, it was amazing!

Have a good week. We look forward to hearing from you soon. It has been a looong time!!!

As you can see we are all a little tight in front of a camera, it is a little lame and dark, but we just wanted to say HI!!!

We love you!! Have fun and work hard!!

Love, MOM

HaPpY BiRtHdAy WaYnE and RaNdY!!

2009-03-17T10:38:00.000-07:00

Wayne and Randy both celebrated their birthdays this week. Wayne's is today St. Patrick's Day and Randy's was yesterday. Daisy made these amazing cakes for them and we went bowling. It was so much fun. You'll have to ask Randy how he liked his birthday spankings? I would have been crying, those guys are brutal! I haven't laughed that hard in a LONG TIME! Wayne turned 46 and Randy 25. Wow, who would have thought we would ever get that old??! I hope this will be an annual event. (the bowling!) It was so fun! I would have posted more pictures, but didn't want to embarrass some people!!

Over the weekend we went to Randolf, Utah for a basketball tournament for the 8th grade basketball team. I was really dreading going that far and watching basketball again, but we had such a great time! It was so pretty and we stayed in Garden City. It is a beautiful place. I want to go again and spend a few days. The boys did well and learned alot. I hope we do this next year. (Can you believe I am saying this, I was so sick of basketball last month!!)

Daniel got to play a little too. He seems so small compared to the Big eighth graders, but he can hold his own against them! The one team had a little guy that must have been a sixth grader too, so Daniel was excited to face him.

Here is McKade Nielson.

And Josh.

Last weekend the guys went to Jazz game and had such a good time. For some reason I have several pics of the Jazz dancers??! Randy? Josh? I sent them with the camera and told them to take tons of pictures. Usually they don't listen to me, but this time I had several. What's up??

They had tickets on the 3rd row. Awesome. (Compliments of Dr. Mike Catten who has season tickets and couldn't go--darn!) Look how BIG Yow Ming (sp) looks compared to Boozer! He makes him look like a midget!

They only had 2 tickets, so they traded off every quarter with nose bleed seats. They sure had a great time!

I am so glad they actually took pictures! Aren't they so handsome! Love my boys!

Our GREAT Grandma weekend !

2009-03-09T10:37:00.000-07:00

This weekend we traveled to Richfield to see my Grandma, who lives in Monroe and watch Duchesne play basketball in the State tournament. I just love going to visit my Grandma. She is one of the neatest ladies that I know. She is very meticulous and Stubborn! She is 88 years old and insisted on getting up to cook us all breakfast. I tried to help, but she has her own way. Then I was up getting the dishwater to do the dishes and she firmly told me to sit down and visit, she will do the dishes later! So, I did. You don't argue with Grandma! You can never win! I don't get to see her as much as I would like, but I do enjoy the time that we spend with her. She was a great part of my life as a child and I loved going to Grandma's. She always made me feel so loved and special. I truly love and appreciate her. Her and Grandpa have taught me so much and have shown me by example the path I want to take my life. Thank you for your great examples!

While we were in Monroe, it snowed about 6 inches! It was beautiful! We had a great time.
(It was very bright, I really shouldn't even post this, but here you go.)

The next day was a very special day! Wayne's Grandma (Anna Viola Mitchell Bleazard) had her 99th Birthday party! She is one great lady too! She still remembers us and can carry on a fine conversation! Harley and Grandma are having a little chat. Harley is her great-great grandchild.

Grandma Bleazard is an amazing woman. She has had so many life experiences and can remember them and tell you in detail. Maybe even a couple of times, because she forgot that she already told you, but that is good for me because I tend to forget, so I like repetition!

She is such a beautiful lady, even at the age of 99! We had about 150 people come to her party. She has 4 children, 28 grandchildren, 85 great grandchildren and 48 great, great grandchildren!

I wouldn't be able to remember all their names! That is a large posterity!! It was so nice visiting with all of our cousins. I have been in the family long enough to know most of them. But not all!

Here is Harley and Dalyn, kissing cousins, I guess! Dalyn just wanted to chew on her nose! She was getting a little annoyed after awhile. So sweet!

I really want my boys to remember their great grandparents. I don't even know mine, we are so blessed to have these amazing women in our lives. I really need to visit them more often so my kids know them better.
What a great weekend. It makes me wonder what our life will bring. It is kind of scary to think of the responsibility we have as parents and grandparents, to live a life worthy of positively influencing all of our posterity and what they will know and think about us as we age. I had better step it up a bit--maybe a lot!!! :)

Sherrie and Grandma have always been very special to each other. This is such a cute picture!

The Day at Grandma's!!

2009-02-22T15:43:00.000-08:00

This is what we have been waiting for! Harley gets to come play all day while Mom & Dad go to Vernal to the Temple. Grandpa & I were so excited! We went to the dollar store to buy some toys to play with. We have no baby toys and especially no girl stuff. She gave the sweetest kisses to her baby doll! Loves too! It was soo sweet! We got a few too, but not as many!

This is Harley's mad face. If she doesn't get what she wants, she gets this darling "mad" face. It reminds me so much of Daniel, I just love it!

Here are more of the kisses her baby got.

She spent hours getting on and off this little chair. I think she must be a perfectionist. She works so hard to master this obstacle. fell off a time or two, which then again brought on the mad face. Priceless!

Grandpa wanted to get her this little purse. I just thought it was cute until I realized he wanted to fill it with her favorite candy M&M's. He did actually fill it and she had everyone of them in her mouth! It was so funny! She would hand you the purse and say "num-num". Thats all it would take. I sure hope she didn't have a belly-ache when she got home.

We took her to feed the cows, which is her favorite activity. She loves the cows!

My favorite part was when us girls sat down to watch a Chick-flick while the guys went to another ball-game (whole different subject!) We watched Sleeping Beauty, my favorite movie and she quickly snuggled in my arms and fell asleep! She didn't even make it to my favorite part. This was perfect. I look forward to many more YEARS of this!!!

Our Redneck Vacation--The Hanbergs' go to Thermopolis~!

2009-02-16T12:44:00.000-08:00

This was the mens idea. They were thinking us women would get soo excited and be nice to em if they took is on va-ca-tion. Most people would go to the Bahamas or Hawaii, but not the Hanberg men, no siree. They wanted to go to Thermopolis Wyomin ! There were some fishin to do at that there river in the freezin cold, and those bubbly hot pots were a sight to see! Dad and Megan just loved that swingin bridge, but they almost had a runaway when it actually started swingin.

Cameron was a little puzzled by the idea, but got used ter it after a bit. He sure does have them Hanberg genes in him after all.

Greg, Megan & Cameron are here in the swimmin pool. It had a few floaties in it, but after Cam got out there were jest a few more. The rest of the day Cameron kept puking up all that there pool water he drunk. I swear they had to refill it after we left.

The other boys didn't seem to mind much. They jist kept fightin an wreslin in the pool. They played em some basketball and really had a knee-slappin good time.

Randy, Daisy & Harley joined in the fun too. Harley really liked that big slide when her dad would hold her up like she was flyin an airplane.

Great Ma & Pa Hanberg came with us. Pa went down that there Big slide, an I swear he was goin bout a hundred miles an hour, he was really movin! The boys were all ready to get his heart a-goin again though, after the guard there pulled him out of the pool. It only took him a few minutes to get his breath back but the boys wouldn't let him go down agin, not on yer life!

Of course, we had to find the local Bowlin Alley. Harley's favorite place wuz where that buzzin noise was. She wanted to go down there and push down them there pins herself!

The vittles we had for dinner was mighty good. I am sure that they had to wait for that animal to grow up for as long as we had to wait to get our food. It was sure fillin though.

It sure was nice soakin in those Healin Waters and spendin time with our kinfolk! I am so glad they all could show up!

The guys have plans for our next va-ca-tion now. They want to go pick up Wes on that far away island Tonga and play like them guys on Men vs. wild. They are really lookin forward to eatin some dog and other varmits. Greg was sure hopin that Wes still kept his feet after what he dun heard about them rats. I am not sure us girls can keep lettin them guys do the plannin anymore. It jest sounds too dangerous!

Happy Birthday Josh & Courtney!!!

2009-02-08T17:09:00.000-08:00

Josh & Courtney just turned 14! I am so sad they are growing up so fast! They got together and had a party with all of their friends. We had 14 kids here goofing off and having fun. They were so good! I have to admit, I was a little concerned. They were great! They played RockBand, Halo, Hide & seek and basketball. We took them all to the movie also. Then the girls went to Courtney's house and I kept all the boys. Eight to be exact. They were up until 4:00 a.m. playing night games and video games. I went to bed, but had to use my Earplugs! They sounded like a herd of Elephants. Really!

Marcie and I were trying to be "Cool" in this picture. Obviously it didn't work, we are just old frumpy Mom's. (Not Marcie, she is way younger and cooler that I am!) But we had a great time too. It is so sad seeing our kids get so old, but I am just thrilled that they have good friends and will let us "MOMS" hang out with them and enjoy their special day! I bet that will change once they are 16 and have their drivers licence too! ***Happy Birthday you two!****

Today, we had Josh's birthday dinner. He wanted Blonde enchiladas. This is NOT his dad's favorite meal, or a regular Sunday meal for us. I did make two large pans with spanish rice, salad and chips & salsa. Grandma brought her notorious chocolate cake for Josh which made his day! Wayne did eat and even had seconds! Grandma & Grandpa H. came over and Randy, Daisy & Harley! It was a nice day for Josh. All the brothers called except our Tongan ( who we haven't heard from since Christmas as he promised!) so it was a great day!

Really, I have HAD it!!

2009-02-02T17:07:00.000-08:00

Really, I've had it!! And Harley has too!... BOYS....It seems that all we do is go to BasKetBalL GaMes! The guys just love it. We sat through 4 games in one night! You would think that they would get tired of it too, after practices every night and games twice a week, but NO! they even watch it on T.V. I really don't understand it! Honestly :)

Randy is even in on it, either he comes to watch ( and drags poor Daisy and Harley with him, but then I have someone to talk to and get to play with Harley and that is fun!) or they have him referee.

Here is a little foul that I hope the ref saw and made a call on (Randy?!). Ouch Kaden!

The intensity of it all is what just blows my mind. I know they can learn so much in so many ways, but even after the game, they talk about it for hours! I am Not kidding! Maybe I will have a little chat with the Coach about it!

Honestly, I am so glad that they love sports and are willing to give it so much time. It is fun that Wayne is able to be involved and work with his boys and get to know their friends. I can truly see the value and I do love to see them excel. I am just ready to move on and spend my time doing other things that have been neglected like home improvement projects or traveling, or cleaning their room?! Just a thought, that obviously is falling on deaf ears at my house. I am sure I will really miss this in a few years, but for now, I am ready to move on.........to baseball? Oh my goodness. Help!

Elder Hanberg in Ha'afeva

2009-01-16T06:31:00.000-08:00

Elder Hanberg has been transferred to a small island named Ha'afeva. He got tranferred the Sunday after Christmas and says that we probably won't hear from him for 6-8 months, but not to worry, he's fine! A member from Utah saw him on her trip there to see family and called me and told me that she met him on the boat in the middle of the ocean and that he was well. He didn't even get sick on the 10 hour boat ride to this island. She emailed these pictures to me of her visit there.

She told me that pigs and dogs just run around freely and that you can walk around the whole island in an hour and a half.

She said that the beaches are all around the island and just beautiful!

Here is a picture of one third of the island.

A picture from the shore to the other small island. He has 3 smaller islands that he will be going to also. There are about 300 people on these islands. 3 cars and no running water. They get their drinking water off of the roofs and catch it in barrels. They shut the electricity off at nights and turn it on in the a.m. It is a farming island and they farm mango's, guava, pineapple ect. It sounds amazing! I bet Wes is having the time of his Life!!!

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!!

2009-01-04T19:53:00.000-08:00

Finally we all got together for the New Year! It was so fun to see all the kids and play games and enjoy lots of food! I swear I was doing dishes constantly, And loving every minute of it :)

Here is our now "little" family. It is even smaller now, we just sent Jacob off to school. He is going to Snow College. Greg, Megan & Cameron went to the airport to go back to Montana and Jacob went off to college today and here we are all alone again, just the four of us. It is fun though, just very quiet!

Randy, Daisy & Harley!

Greg, Megan & Cameron!

We have had such a good holiday. The kids were all home for a few days. We played games and Rock Star on the PS2. Wow, Daisy is great on the guitar & Megan really rocks on the drums! I think they kicked the guys behinds!

I wanted to get family pictures before everyone left so we went out to the wash in the snow. It was FREEZING! I didn't get as many as we wanted, but all we could handle. The poor kids were so cold. This will be a fun memory, aren't they so cute?!!

2008-12-30T07:35:00.000-08:00

Sadly, we had one last Big Party for Anna & Shaun before they went back to Maryland. All the brothers & sisters & Mom & Dad went to dinner at the Hollow Moon. Not all the kids came, but we had most of the siblings and spouses, nine of us ! Dad actually asked me to get my camara for a picture?! I think he was quite proud of this big bunch! He usually gives me such a hard time for always snapping pictures, but this time he was Asking! What will happen next? We had a great time and are so happy for Anna. She picked a great guy, and we know that they will be happy. Have a safe trip home guys, and come back soon!

The MEACHAM Party!

2008-12-29T11:51:00.000-08:00

Matty & Isabelle getting ready to open presents! All the little kids were so excited to get thier presents! Dax really loved his pink poodle purse!

This year is was Marcie's turn to host the Meacham party! Notice how beautiful and big her house is! It certainly was big enough to hold us all. It was so nice!

Everyone really enjoyed to food. We had a potato bar and relish tray. It was nice having some healthy food after all of the junk I have been eating!

Julie C--this ones for you! I told Dad you wanted a picture and he insisted (with a headlock) that I join in. Thanks!

Anna and her fiance Shaun came for Christmas. He is from Oklahoma. A real nice guy. They are getting married in the spring. Anna seems so happy! I think he was a little overwhelmed with all the family around, but it didn't take long for him to warm up. I think he has Tom's little one Isabelle wrapped around his finger. She just loves him!

Here are the Newlyweds! Aren't they cute!

The 30th annual Hanberg Christmas Party!!

2008-12-22T16:50:00.000-08:00

The first Hanberg Christmas party that I remember was when Wayne & I were first married. Ken & Nancy got married the same year and Steve & Marcia the year before. There were 13 of us and we played games, exchanged gifts and had such a good time. This year, 27 years later, there are 50 and counting! Not everyone was here (because they live so far away! ) But it was so fun to get together. Here is Grandma telling us a Christmas story.

Kate, Ethan & Lily graced us with a beautiful song "Silent Night"

Avery & Braxton got nerf guns and all the big boys used them to attack everyone! And yes, someone got shot in the eye!

Here is B.J still blushing after Vanessa gave him a big German Thank-you hug for getting her a nice gift. I wish I had gotten the event on film, it was priceless! (Vanessa is Nancy's exchange student from Germany. Darling girl!)

Valerie is modeling the new lipgloss and liner she got from Cameron!

We have such a wonderful family and love getting together.

The day after Christmas is the Meacham Family party. I can't wait. Anna is coming home from back East and bringing her fiance. I love this time of year!

ONE BIG PARTY !

2008-12-15T08:38:00.000-08:00

Finally, we had Jacobs Homecoming address in Sacramant meeting. He had been home for a couple of weeks. It was very nice and he had a great talk! He told about the people that he loved from South Africa and spoke to us in Xsosa. A clicking language that he learned there. We invited everyone over to the house for dinner. Wow, what a crew! I believe there were over 100 people. I ran out of everything. There was enough food, but just enough left over for Wayne's lunch the next day--and thats all! Good planning, I say! I will be more prepared next time! Thanks everyone for your support. We are so glad to have Jacob home. He is doing great, just a little unfocused, but that will come.

Here is a picture of all the cousins we could round up. this isn't all of them. What a wild & crazy bunch! Aren't they darling!

I need more space!!

2008-12-08T07:27:00.000-08:00

The guys found this Huge "Real" tree for the family room! I don't even have enough ornaments to decorate it with. It makes the whole house smell SO good! It is pretty, just very BIG! I am not sure that we have enough room for many presents :) ??I like my cute little "fake" tree in the living room. The guys hate it and tease me about my "fake" tree. I like it because I can get it up when I want and it is just perfectly shaped. I call it my "Montana tree", because I bought it last year when we went to Montana for Thanksgiving. Wayne thought I was crazy for packing it all the way home. But it brings back fun memories of shopping with Megan in Montana!!!

Traditional Tree Hunting

2008-12-07T17:58:00.000-08:00

Ever since I joined the Hanberg Family,( many years ago), they have had a tradition of going up in the mountians and hunting for a christmas tree. In the beginning I thought these people are Crazy! They go up on a 2 hour ride in the snow when it is 20 below,( and it really was!) and look for trees and freeeze! I always had one or two little kids and they were cold, but we had hot cocoa and roasted marshmallows over the fire and went sleigh riding until dark. Then there was the long ride home with sleeping children, and we would sing Christmas carols and go home and put up the tree and begin the fun Holiday season.
It is now one of my favorite times to spend with our family. We shoot .22's and take up goodies and have such a good time. I hope we always keep this activity a tradition, because it is so much fun! I didn't get to hold any sleeping children on the ride home this year, nor would the guys sing carols with me but hopefully in a few years I can hold my sleeping Grandchildren as we sing Christmas carols and make lasting memories!

The boys found a Huge tree this year! I told Wayne that I think it needs its own room, honestly it is huge!!

Harley had fun playing in the dirt and riding the 4-wheeler. Just look at those cheeks! Just kissable!

Grandpa took Harley for a walk on his shoulders and she would tell everything "HI"! She is so cute!

Harley & Grandma by the fire. This is so fun!

HOME FROM AFRICA!!

2008-11-29T10:13:00.000-08:00

The day after Jacob got home we went to see Grandma Bleazard. She is looking so good for being 98 1/2. She remembered Jacob too. It was a nice visit.

Here is our boy. It seems he hasn't changed much. He sometimes talks in this clicking language that we don't understand. He has very proper English, really pronunciating his "T"s. He looks exactly the same and still fits into his old clothes. Sometimes I think he thinks he is black or colored, or just wants to see black people. He says that he is more black than the blacks here, because he has been there and lived in their culture.

Here is the family just getting to the airport. We made it there with about 2 minutes to spare!

We had tickets to the jazz game before we picked up Jacob. It was so fun. The Jazz won and we had Great seats. It was a wonderful day!

We are so glad to have him home. He brought home some wonderful treasures to add to our collection. Right now I am hearing him playing hymns on the piano which I have really missed for two years.
His plans as of now are to take classes here in the Basin and get a job. He wants to go to Pharmacy school, which takes about 6 years, so we will see how thing go.

We will be having his homecoming report on the 14th of December at 10:00 a.m.. You are all welcome to come! I can see how much he has grown in so many ways. I love sending these boys off to serve and having them come home men. What a blessing!

Daniel's 12th Birthday!

2008-11-20T06:41:00.000-08:00

I never would have thought that my Baby Daniel would turn twelve! It just makes me sad to think that my kids are all grown up. I still vividly remember having them all home and running around naked and chasing each other with dead fish. My, how the time flies. Daniel has been so much fun. He always wakes up happy and is so fun to be around. His favorite thing right now is basketball. that is all he thinks about. He goes with Wayne & Josh to practice everyday and loves it. It sounds like alot of work to me, but he loves it. Happy Birthday, Daniel! We think you're GREAT!

Harley is just perfecting the cake eating thing. Her 1st birthday is next week so she needs to practice up! I think she did very well!

Daniel had 9 of his friends for a sleep-over for his birthday. I don't think they got any sleep at all, wait, niether did I! They had lots of fun making a hut in the wash. It doesn't take much to entertain boys. Just Doritos and dirt! :) You can tell they had a wild time!

The Hanberg Round-up

2008-11-14T07:02:00.000-08:00

This week we took a day and moved our cows from Arcadia to our Myton place on the highway. It is always a fun day for us to be together. I just find it a great photo shoot. The guys moving cows and me running along beside them taking pictures. The cars driving by probably just laugh!

This is Harley's first ride on a horse. She was wide-eyed at first, but just loved it and stayed with Grandpa for several miles.

Also Harley's first ride on a baby calf!

This is her Smiley face. Her dad taught her that!

I have several people saying they would" love to see me on a horse." Apparently they don't believe that I ever ride, so here you go!

We sure missed you, Greg & Megan. We almost electrocuted a calf and set him on fire. We had a little trouble with the electric branding iron. You would have to have been there! There is never a dull moment at the Hanberg Round-up!

2008-11-11T16:48:00.000-08:00

I am just adding more pictures to share from our Meacham get together. They just make me smile!

Sorry Matea, I caught you with your eyes closed, You two are such a cute couple.

Darling Miranda!

Close-up of Bridger.

Shari holding on for dear life!

Looking back.

2008-11-09T09:08:00.000-08:00

As the Thanksgiving season approaches, I have to look back and remember all the good times that have come our way and all the memories we have shared. Here we have the addition of our darling little cousins who have brought so much joy into our lives. Thanks, Greg & Megan and Randy & Daisy for sharing your families with us!

Getting Christmas trees last year. Brotherly love?

It is a family tradition to get Christmas trees together. We always have so much fun sledding, roasting marshmallows and freezing!

Remember our house fire? Wow, have things changed since then. Thank goodness:) We have to appreciate the trials in our lives along with the joys and blessings. I am so grateful for each of them. The trials throughout the last couple of years have made me appreciate my family so much more and not to take life so much for granted. I do not worry so much about material things and really love having a place to call home and a working dishwasher!

Special Relationships.

2008-11-08T13:13:00.000-08:00

Our little family, this is so wierd!

The Jenson's, I think Reese is on something! Ha Ha! But Marcie looks good!

Christina & Andie

Ken & Shari

Isn't this a cool picture! They are so handsome!

Heber Creeper Reunion 10-08

2008-11-08T12:50:00.000-08:00

It was Grandma Meacham's 87th birthday, so Jill got us all together to ride the Heber Creeper. It was cool and rainy, but so much fun! Happy Birthday, Grandma! We love you!

Some of us got a little bored, but others enjoyed visiting with all the family.

The scenery was amazing. The fall colors were just beautiful!

The Meacham bunch all together. What a great idea!! Thanks Jill & family. I loved it!

Treven, Margo & girls.

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-08T12:02:00.000-08:00

The nieghboorhood hoodlums all dressed up--or are they???.

Our spooky family!

My new back door!

Our darling baby bumble bee!

2008-11-08T11:48:00.000-08:00

Here is Josh with his first deer. Just look at the smile on his face. Priceless!

My Deer Honey!

It's a Family Affair! Harley love hunting too!

I don't know why there are two of these pictures, this dumb computer=)

She also loves Daniel & the 4-wheeler, or Daniel ON the 4-wheeler!

Our baby Spooks!

2008-11-08T10:29:00.000-08:00

Isn't she sweet?!

Our pumpkin carvers!

The cutest Knight in shining armor I have ever seen!